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From bomba to hip-hop : Puerto Rican culture and Latino identity /
"Essential reading for understanding both national and panethnic issues that influence cultural expression and the construction of Puerto Rican identity in the US. Analyzes distinctiveness of Puerto Rican culture in New York in relation to that of other US Latino groups. Theoretically grounded...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Popular cultures, everyday lives
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| Online Access: | Book review (H-Net) |
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"Essential reading for understanding both national and panethnic issues that influence cultural expression and the construction of Puerto Rican identity in the US. Analyzes distinctiveness of Puerto Rican culture in New York in relation to that of other US Latino groups. Theoretically grounded essays address many of the contradictions behind the complex process of identity construction among Puerto Ricans and other Latinos. Focuses on popular music and literature"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. |
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265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0231110766 9780231110761 0231110774 9780231110778 |